Accelerator-protector for motor-vehicles, &amp;c.



1. T. PARKER. ACCELEHATOR PROTECTOR IFOR MOTOR VEHICLES, c. APPLICATION FILEDL iuLY 9. :911.

1,247,996. PandNov. 27', 1917.

tion is to so protect JosEPHTHoMrsoN PARKER, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT or COLUMBIA ACCELERATOR-'PROTECTOR FOR MUTOR-VEHIGLES, &o.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 27, 191 'I'.

Application flied July 9, 1917. Serial No. 179,445.

To all lwhom t may concern:

Be 1t known that I, JOSEPH THOMPSON PARKER, a citizen of the United States, and

a resident of lvashington, District of Collnnbia., have invented certain new and usettul Improvements in AcceleratorProtectors for Motor .fel'iicles., Sto., of which the following is a 'full and clear specification.

This ii'ivention is applicable to that class ot' motor vehicles and motor boats which ernploy what is termed an accelerator, namely, a foot-operated device which ii'isures an abnormal supply of fuel to the engine7 to thereby quickly accelerate the speed of the vehicle, this foot-operated' device usually being` located alongside of the usual centrol pedals; and the `object of my invention is to .surround the accelerator pedal With a rigid hood so that there will beno liability of the accelerator pedal. being Operated by accident. It occasionally Occurs that, in confusion or panic, the operator dcpresscs the accelerator pedal instead of one of the regular pedals, thereby sending the car forward at a rapid speed when speed is not desired. This, is Obvious, may easily bring about a very dan-f gerous situation. The object of my inventhe pedal that it can be operated only when the operation is carried out deliberately, as more fully hereinafter set forth.

In the drawing-n l Figure l is a perspective view in dotted lines of sufficient parts of a motor Vehicle to explain the application of my invention; and

Fig. 2 device.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters7 a designates the usual "accelerator pedal which is mounted on the dash-board alongside the usual, control pedals. AHiXed to the dashboard, is a hood b which surrounds the pedal and extends forwardly to a point. 'in front of the pedal, therebein snliicicnt space between the pedal arid the front edge of the hood to permit the foot or hand et the opera-tor to depress the pedal to accelerato the vehicle. It will be observed that this hood surrounds the upper side of the pedal and 'hence the pedal cannot be Operated in the manner fiat the other pedals are operated; that is, it requires that the toe o't the foot be inserted under the hood before the pedal can be depressed. .In this way, it is obvious, the operati-on of the ac celerator is rendered fool-proof and all dan ger of the accelerator pedal being operated accidentally by a passenger of the car or by the operator in a panic is avoided.

The nature and scope of the invention ha vine been thus indicated and its preferred embodiment having been specifically described, what is claimed as new is:

In a. motor vehicle having an accelerator pedal located alongside the usual control pedals, a rigid hood extending forwardly over the said accelerator pedal, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony signature, JOSEPH THOMPSON PARKER.

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